I am seriously considering hair transplant.

I am curious as why would new follicle grow in an
are that, obviously, did not support the original ones.

Is it the follicles, or the blood supply to this
area?

Thanks.

Let’s assume we are taking about Male Pattern Baldness…

Hair transplants rely on the concept on “donor dominance”. The hair on the back of the scalp (the donor area) is genetically programmed to grow forever. On the other hand, the hairs on top can be genetically susceptible to the causes of hair loss.

When you relocate genetically resilient hair to areas of balding, the hair will remain resilient.

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Hair follicles are genetically programmed.

For those suffering from hereditary hair loss, many hair follicles are susceptible to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) - the hormone responsible for genetic hair loss of hairs genetically predisposed.

When these hair follicles are taken from the sides and back of the head (the donor area) and are transplanted to the balding areas (recipient areas) - they grow because they are not genetically predisposed to the effects of DHT. This is called donor dominance.

I hope this helps.

Falc

It is a beautiful they do. I know it seems impossible but it is truly an amazing transformation

Thank you for your replies.

So it is the follicles themselves, not the "soil" where they are growing that cause the growth.

Yeah, it's pretty simple. Some hairs are genetically resistant to DHT, some are not. You move the good ones around to cover the area the bad ones fell out from.

The way meds like Propecia/Proscar work, btw, is not by changing your hair but by inhibiting DHT so that the bad ones don't get "attacked" by it. Also the reason they'll fall back out if you stop inhibiting DHT with the meds.

Yes NV. It is the seeds, not the soil.

I dont think that anyone know exactly why some hairs are dht resistant and other not.
Fact however is that HT work.